Job 31:30
for I have not been given my throat to sin by asking for a curse on his soul;
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
In Context
29if I have been glad at the ruin of him who hated me and have exulted that evil found him,
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 5:2Dreams follow many worries, and in many words foolishness will be found.
Matthew 5:22But I say to you, that anyone who becomes angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment. But whoever will have called his brother, ‘Idiot,’ shall be liable to the council. Then, whoever will have called him, ‘Worthless,’ shall be liable to the fires of Hell.
Matthew 12:36But I say to you, that for every idle word which men will have spoken, they shall render an account in the day of judgment.
James 3:6And so the tongue is like a fire, comprising all iniquity. The tongue, stationed in the midst of our body, can defile the entire body and inflame the wheel of our nativity, setting a fire from Hell.
1 Peter 2:22He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.
Matthew Henry on Job 31:25-33
Job's Abhorrence of Idolatry. ( b. c. 1520.) 24 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; 25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; 26 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness; 27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: 28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above. 29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him… Read the whole commentary →